CHRISTIAN Didier Chin-Aidan Yunus were not among Malaysia’s medal hopes coming into the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, but the pair are now just one win away from a historic padel gold.
They will face Qatar’s Mashari Naif-Rashed Naif in the men’s pairs final today at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center Court.
The Qatari pair booked their place in the final after beating Iran’s Hami Golestan-Arya Roghani 6-4, 6-2.
Christian-Aidan, meanwhile, came from a game down to beat another Iranian pair, Farsad Shahi-Amirmohammad Jamshidi, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the semi-finals.
Christian, a former tennis player, and Aidan, who previously played squash, are now determined to make the most of their unexpected run to the final.
“I think we played an amazing match and, most importantly, we gave everything we had on court,” said Christian when contacted.
“I was thinking a lot about the situation, but at the same time I was also thinking about the finish line.
“We have made it this far and I think that was the most important thing.
“Even before the matches, I could see the possibility that we could win this.
“When you believe there is a possibility, anything can happen. Now we are going for gold,” he added.
The achievement would be even more special as padel is making its Asian Games debut in Aichi-Nagoya.
